By Colleen Murphy | May 10, 2024
Gibbons filed an employment class action on behalf of former employees of Christmas Tree Shops against two owners of the now-bankrupt company for allegedly laying off hundreds of workers with only one week's notice, in violation of the required three months' advanced notification under the New Jersey Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | April 19, 2024
A fictitious pricing claim is not about actual value, it is about what the retailer represented the value to be to induce the purchase.
By Colleen Murphy | March 25, 2024
"Indeed, the Appellate Division found here—and defendant SPARC Group LLC does not contest—that defendant's conduct violates the CFA," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "However, to state a CFA claim, private plaintiffs ... must show that they suffered an 'ascertainable loss of moneys or property, real or personal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of any practice declared unlawful under' the CFA."
By Charles Toutant | March 1, 2024
"The case is now streamlined into, basically, a smaller case, but from our perspective, at least her claim survived—the hostile work environment under federal and state law," plaintiffs attorney David Koller said.
By Colleen Murphy | January 26, 2024
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By Colleen Murphy | December 6, 2023
"Thus, based on our holding in 'Mac Property,' we reject plaintiff's contention that respiratory particles—droplets and airborne aerosols—are physical substances that could have physically and tangibly altered its insured property," the opinion said. "Since the policies here require physical tangible alteration to property, and it has already been determined that coronavirus on surfaces could not physically alter property, factual and expert discovery would be futile."
By Charles Toutant | November 10, 2023
"Particularly in Philadelphia, there's lots of these incidents. They're growing into the suburbs as well. And yeah, it's tough for the employees. It's just an uncomfortable situation to have to work in," plaintiffs lawyer Alan Milstein said.
By Colleen Murphy | November 8, 2023
"[I]sn't one of the problems here that it is very hard to determine the objective worth, value, and quality of an item of clothing that sells at many different prices, perhaps because it has a designer label, or perhaps because it is trendy at the moment?" Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked.
By Charles Toutant | August 11, 2023
"In our view it's designed to chill them away from bringing a case, to intimidate them, which is why this issue is so important," plaintiff's lawyer Gerald Clark said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 23, 2023
We support the legislation. Passing along surcharges is a fact of everyday life, but businesses should not opportunistically be able to profit from it.
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